Use of Reactive Distillation for Biodiesel Production: A Literature Survey

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Title

Use of Reactive Distillation for Biodiesel Production: A Literature Survey

Subject

Biodiesel; Reaction; Reactive Distillation; Separation

Description

Biodiesel has been shown to be the best substitute for fossil-based fuels to its environmental advantages and renewable resource availability. There is a great demand for the commercialization of biodiesel production, which in turn calls for a technically and economically reactor technology. The production of biodiesel in existing batch and continuous-flow processes requires excess alcohol, typically 100%, over the stoichiometric molar requirement in order to drive the chemical reaction to completion. In this study, a novel reactor system using a reactive distillation (RD) technique was discussed for biodiesel production. RD is a chemical unit operation in which chemical reactions and separations occur simultaneously in one unit. It is an effective alternative to the classical combination of reactor and separation units especially when involving reversible or consecutive chemical reactions such as transesterication process in biodiesel production.

Creator

Supardan, Muhammad Dani
Satriana, Satriana

Source

Jurnal Rekayasa Kimia & Lingkungan; Vol 5, No 1 (2006): Jurnal Rekayasa Kimia & Lingkungan; 21-27
2356-1661
1412-5064

Publisher

Chemical Engineering Department, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Date

2006-06-01

Contributor

Relation

http://jurnal.unsyiah.ac.id/RKL/article/view/1082/1015

Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article

Identifier

http://jurnal.unsyiah.ac.id/RKL/article/view/1082